Resident population who feared contracting COVID-19 Malaysia 2020-2021

As of December 1, 2021, 84 percent of Malaysian respondents stated that they feared contracting the novel coronavirus and the infection caused by it, COVID-19. Malaysia is currently experiencing a third wave of COVID-19 infections. To curb the spread of the virus, the government had introduced a lockdown similar to the Movement Control Order in April 2020 for the states most affected by the pandemic.

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